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Plate Tectonics
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Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
divergent boundary
asthenosphere
crust
continental drift
2. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
compression
fault
normal fault
tension
3. The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around
plate tectonics
sea-floor spreading
reverse fault
strike-slip fault
4. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
folded mountains
asthenosphere
mesosphere
normal fault
5. The strong - lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
reverse fault
mesosphere
core
volcanic mountains
6. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
strike-slip fault
mantle
divergent boundary
continental drift
7. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass - broke up - and drifted to their present locations
folded mountains
continental drift
crust
divergent boundary
8. The bending of rock layers due to stress
fault
continental drift
tectonic plate
folding
9. The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
convergent boundary
tectonic plate
folding
mantle
10. Opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
plate tectonics
transform boundary
normal fault
strike-slip fault
11. Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
volcanic mountains
crust
divergent boundary
mantle
12. Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
compression
lithosphere
fault-block mountains
asthenosphere
13. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
strike-slip fault
transform boundary
continental drift
crust
14. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid - outermost part of the mantle
transform boundary
fault-block mountains
mantle
tectonic plate
15. The solid - outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
transform boundary
folding
continental drift
lithosphere
16. The central part of the Earth below the mantle
fault
core
tension
folding
17. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
asthenosphere
normal fault
compression
core
18. When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
divergent boundary
folded mountains
reverse fault
volcanic mountains
19. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
folded mountains
mesosphere
divergent boundary
mantle
20. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
normal fault
asthenosphere
sea-floor spreading
folding
21. A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
sea-floor spreading
mesosphere
reverse fault
folded mountains
22. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
compression
tension
folded mountains
strike-slip fault
23. NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary
folding
fault block boundary
reverse fault
fault
24. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
normal fault
compression
strike-slip fault
mesosphere